So faire, and thousand thousand times more faire xxvi She seemd, when she presented was to sight, And was yclad, for heat of scorching aire, All in a silken Camus lylly whight, Purfled vpon with many a folded plight, Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout[539] With golden aygulets, that glistred bright, Like twinckling starres, and all the skirt about Was hemd with golden fringe Below her ham her weed did somewhat traine, xxvii And her streight legs most brauely were embayld In gilden buskins of costly Cordwaine, All bard with golden bendes, which were entayld With curious antickes, and full faire aumayld: Before they fastned were vnder her knee In a rich Iewell, and therein entrayld The ends[540] of all their[541] knots, that none might see, How they within their fouldings close enwrapped bee. Like two faire marble pillours they were[542] seene, xxviii Which doe the temple of the Gods support, Whom all the people decke with girlands greene, And honour in their festiuall resort; Those same with stately grace, and princely port She taught to tread, when she her selfe would grace, But with the wooddie Nymphes when she did play[543], Or when the flying Libbard she did chace, She could them nimbly moue, and after fly apace. And in her hand a sharpe bore-speare she held, xxix And at her backe a bow and quiuer gay, Stuft with steele-headed darts, wherewith she queld The saluage beastes in her victorious play, Knit with a golden bauldricke, which forelay Athwart her snowy brest, and did diuide Her daintie paps; which like young fruit in May Now little gan to swell, and being tide, Through her thin weed their places only signifide. Her yellow lockes crisped, like golden wyre, xxx About her shoulders weren loosely shed, And when the winde emongst them did inspyre, They waued like a penon wide dispred[544], And low behinde her backe were scattered: And whether art it were, or heedlesse hap, As through the flouring forrest rash she fled, In her rude haires sweet flowres themselues did lap, And flourishing fresh leaues and blossomes did enwrap. Such as _Diana_ by the sandie shore xxxi Of swift _Eurotas_, or on _Cynthus_ greene, Where all the Nymphes haue her vnwares forlore, Wandreth alone with bow and arrowes keene, To seeke her game: Or as that famous Queene Of _Amazons_, whom _Pyrrhus_ did destroy, The day that first of _Priame_ she was seene, Did shew her selfe in great triumphant ioy, To succour the weake state of sad afflicted _Troy_.